Photo of the Month 03/09

Really nice pose and surroundings. I always find it interesting when a certain bird species can be seen all the time in terrible photog locations, and it's impossible to get them just sitting in a tree. I know it drives me crazy how often I see ravens/crows around, and yet I have 0 pictures of them.

- Luke

This is a very nice image. I especially like the pose. Thanks for posting this one, I have never seen one of these guys.

Nice to get one off the ground and in such a nice setting. Looks like you were ready for him. Is that Crazy Glue I see on the branch?

Very nice Terry. I like the way he is framed by the OOF foreground and background. Sparrows are some of the prettiest song birds IMHO.

Excellent, Terry. A beautiful little sparrow and the filtered light really works.

Nice one Terry - I like the way the bird is surrounded by oof foreground and background.

cheers Rob

Super image technically and the setting takes this up a notch.

Lovely pose and good job with exposure.

A really nice habitat shot the background blends very well.

nice shot Terry! I like the out of focus needles in the foreground, they add compositional interest

This is really a beautiful shot! The colors in both the bird and the background are great. Super nice setting.

Beautiful photo Terry.
This is one of those that has a melt your heart feeling.
Well done on an excellent capture!

Love the pose Terry - the sparrow looks so proud of himself for standing in the perfect spot for you in that mottled light and giving you such a great head turn. Really nice image!

A Very nice image Terry. Very sharp with great eye contact. Nice composition and BG.

Richard Buquoi
Georgetown, TX

This is a beautiful little bird. The flash work is very nice. I'm only bothered by the light areas in the bottom and left corner of the image.

A pleasing shot even with the bright LL branch. Note that without an embedded color profile it looks a bit bright overall on a Mac that hasn't been reset to a 2.2 gamma, so if you want your images to appear the way you have prepared them on more viewer monitors it is a good idea to always embed the color profile.

Wonderful capture Terry, I haven't seen one but this is a very nice looking sparrow. I love the detail you capured especially the head and crest feather detail. The branch hes on and great BG finally add a lot to the whole compositon. Very well done!

Would love to see one - beautiful!

Hi Terry,
Excellent light and details. I much prefer the tree shot than one on the ground. For me small birds on the ground just never have much appeal.

A stunning image. Beautiful relaxed expression. I think it's the background with the light brown areas mirroring the colours in the bird that makes this so good.;

Tack sharp as always Terry. I really like the perch and BG on this one.

I really like the mood here Terry. The background works really well too.

Great to get one up in a tree like this Terry, a beautiful image and setting, congrats.

Rarely seen in my area. I don't think I've seen one. I agree with all the positive comments made by others. Congrats on a beautiful capture.

Beautiful shot Terry. Though there are OOF areas in the foreground, they do help to isolate the bird.

Terry,

I've looked at this over and over, it is just that lovely to me. I like the way the OOF branches in the foreground echo the ones in the background, and I find the background extremely appealing. Love the bird's pose, colors and sharpness.

You have posted many beautiful photos, but this one just hopped to the top of my favorites of your images.

Terry, I just discovered this. Terrific! Congratulations of being chosen as the cover photo of the month. It is a well-earned honor!

I missed this one

Superb image in every way

Congrats on your cover

Hi Terry,

Congratulations of being chosen as the cover photo of the month, beautiful image.
I like the composition and the colors of the bird that you wil also find in the background.
Verry good capture.

Very nice, Terry. I haven't seen too many of these guys around this year. Nice pose and comp. Congrats on it making the cover.

Congratulation on the Photo of the Month and EP. Well-earned.

Really nice capture. Congratulations.

Some months, when I log onto NPN... I get a smile on my face when I see the cover photo... this is one of them. I don't get a chance to see this birds. The setting, focus, and over all mood of the photo is so enjoyable to see.
Barb